Ok so first off, sorry that I haven't written in a while. These past few weeks have been crazy busy and our internet time has actually been cut down a bit. But I'm back! I've got lots to tell ya'll but the question is where do I begin...?
I guess I'll start off with the baptism we had this past week. We actually had plans to have two baptisms but unfortunately one of them fell through. We were pretty sad and we're working harder than ever with him to get him dunked! But we did still have the opportunity to have a beautifully planned and executed baptism. This baptism was very organized and special and probably my favorite one yet. The girl we baptized is named Estefani Rebeka. She's about 24 years old and she was a perfect investigator. The whole time we were teaching her she was super interested in everything and really eager to get baptized. It's obvious that she'll be super strong in the church and go really far.
Another reason why this baptism was special was because it was my last baptism with Elder Vellver. That's right, this last week we had changes and my Trainer, my Papa, left me. So now I'm an orphan here in Limón. He got transferred out to Guanacaste to be a Zone Leader. I'm still here in Limón and my new companion is Elder Gutierrez. He's from El Salvador, he's 20 years old and he's got 21 months in the mission. He's only got 3 months left which means that I'll probably be able to kill him! (for those of you who don't know, that's just missionary talk that means I'll be the one that he ends his mission with, I'm not really gonna kill him, I think that's against the missionary rules). Elder Gutierrez is such a cool guy. I have learned SO much with him. I think I've actually learned more from him than from my trainer haha. But yeah he's great, we've only been together a week and we're already super good friends.
With all this new learning, we've been getting a lot more success. We've been changing a lot of things in our area and the way we work. We are so much more efficient now. We've been getting a ton of new investigators and a lot of baptismal dates. One guy that we're really working hard with right now is named Omar. He's an older guy, about 55-60 or so, and he's had a loooong life of experiences. He's so ready to be baptized and turn his life around. He's got a date set for the 16th of this month so keep your prayers out for him!
Costa Rica and the whole mission-life is Pura Vida just like always. Every day is a new adventure and a new experience to add to the list. My testimony grows stronger every minute of every day, but I guess that goes without saying. Thank you all so much for all that you've been in my life. My prayers go out to every single one of you.
Keep On Keepin' On...
- Elder Willis
Elder Gutierrez y Yo
Bautismo de Estefani
Caught this guy just chillin... Pura Vida
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